Calista C3-S Security System Frequency Shift Key / FSK

The full name for FSK (A simple clock signal that can be used to run a sequencer in time with an audio tape).

Aliasing
A sampler mis-recognizing a signal sent to it that is at a frequency higher than the Nyquist Frequency. Upon playback, the system will provide a signal at an incorrect frequency (called an alias frequency). Aliasing is a kind of distortion.

Calista C2-88 Projector Flamenco
A style of music with roots in Spanish and Arabic culture.

Floor Toms
The large toms to the right of the drummer.

Calista C1-9 Home Theater Chorus
1) The part of The song that is repeated and has the same music and lyrics each time; the chorus will usually give the point of the song.
2) A musical singing group that has many singers.
3) A delay effect that simulates a vocal chorus by adding several delays with a mild amount of feedback and a medium amount of depth.
4) A similar effect created in some synthesizers by detuning (reducing the pitch of, slightly) and mixing it with the signal that has regular tuning and with a slight delay.

Circuit
1) One complete path of electric current.
2) Similar to definition 1, but including all paths and components to accomplish one function in a device.

Hard Disk Recording
The recording of digital audio onto a hard disc. Calista Reviews

Board
1) Another, less formal, term for Console.
2) A set of controls and their housing which control all signals necessary for recording and for mixing.
3) A slang shortening of the term Keyboard Instrument.

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